DeMarcus Ware is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Ware's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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DeMarcus Ware

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 2× #1 Edge Rusher · 2007–2011 ⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2007 Team Carrier · #339

Height6'4"

Weight258 lb

BornJul 31, 1982

Age44

CollegeTroy See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · DAL

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #339 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 DAL·6 team wins#1

Sacks · 16 · score 25

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Strong

of 100

Reached 70% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

70% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

488 career value over replacement — #22 all-time of 4,649. 40.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 2×6 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2005 · +36.8 vs expected KV-H

97actual

60.2 expected · Δ+36.8

💔+34.6 stolen VORP·0.84 szns lost

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Compare DeMarcus Ware vs Player Report data error

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.124See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.124Snap share58.6%Def snaps2,082ConsistentCV 0.22

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 32. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2005 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 68thClass Pos 98thClass All 71th

38.5"

Vertical

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 90thClass Pos 91thClass All 85th

122"

Broad Jump

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 76thClass Pos 80thClass All 79th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 83thClass Pos 75thClass All 83th

6.83s

3-Cone

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 89thClass Pos 98thClass All 94th

4.07s

Shuttle

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 93thClass Pos 88thClass All 77th

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl29Solo17Ast12TFL6QBHits18Sk7.5Dis31.5FF1FR1

Snap Counts

Def218Def%72.8%

College Stats

TroyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Troy), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2014team change
Joined DEN (from DAL)
2005draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 258 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

11 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	DEN	6	W3Out· ForearmW4Out· ForearmW5Out· ForearmW6Out· ForearmW7Out· ForearmW8Questionable· ForearmW17Out· Back
2015	DEN	5	W6Out· BackW10Out· BackW11Out· BackW12Out· BackW13Out· Back
2013	DAL	0	W7Doubtful· ThighW8Doubtful· ThighW9Doubtful· ThighW17Questionable· Back / Elbow
2012	DAL	0	W15Questionable· Elbow
2011	DAL	0	W7Questionable· BackW14Questionable· NeckW15Questionable· NeckW16Questionable· Neck
2009	DAL	0	W15Questionable· Wrist / Neck

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2005

A+2006

A+2007

A+2008

A+2009

A+2010

A+2011

A2012

B+2013

A2014

A2015

B2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

93%

20052016

2015 · Back · 69%2016 · Forearm · 63%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 32%Era Quality (KV-H) 31%Pro Bowls 18%Longevity 11%League Leads 5.3%All-Time Ranks 2.7%

Monitor score 150.1 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity89

Peak97

Accolades69

Consistency50

Per-Snap74

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Sacks in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

2008 · EDGE · all-time

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2005	8	0.5	8	0.5
2006	12	0.8	12	0.7
2007	14	0.9	14	0.8
2008	20	1.3	20	1.2
2009	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2010	15.5	1	16+0.5	0.9
2011	19.5	1.2	19-0.5	1.1
2012	11.5	0.7	11-0.5	0.7
2013	6	0.5	7+1	0.4
2014	10	0.7	11+1	0.7
2015	7.5	0.8	13+5.5	0.8
2016	4	0.4	6+2	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 12 seasons (2005–2016) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DAL 2005–2013 DEN 2014–2016 CAR 2015

DeMarcus Ware 2014–2016

DeMarcus Ware

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography